New Look, the fashion retailer, has appointed Headland Consultancy to handle its corporate and financial PR, and communicate the brand’s long-term strategy to investors and the industry. Headland partner Lucy Legh will lead the team and work closely with New Look CEO Anders Kristiansen and investor relations manager Kirsty MacCullum. Kristiansen said: “This is an exciting time […]
Communications agency Farrer Kane has been handed the UK media relations brief for fintech challenger brand nimbl. nimble is an app designed for children and young people aged eight to 18 and a prepaid MasterCard debit card. Parents can top-up and monitor their child’s outgoings with the app and the child can keep track of their spending. […]
Ketchum has promoted partner Amy McCarthy to director of healthcare client development, North America. In addition, Tom Jones has rejoined Ketchum in the role of director, New York Healthcare Practice. In her new role, McCarthy will work closely with client directors and North America client development director Michael O’Brien and will continue to report to Mike Doyle, […]
Ruder Finn has formed a new Reputation & Risk Management Practice. The practice will be led by Charles Lankester, who is promoted to executive vice president, global reputation & risk management. Lankester will be based in Hong Kong, executive vice president Christine Dusek will lead Ruder Finn’s US capability and director of connected communications Robin […]
Mason Williams Communications has been hired to deliver a national PR campaign for Mersey Ferries. Mersey Ferries is owned and operated by Merseytravel. As well as taking hundreds of thousands of people out on the Mersey each year, Mersey Ferries also operate a range of Liverpool attractions along the riverside, as well as trips along the Manchester Ship Canal. […]
Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News this week: Event: Media Briefing with The Economist and The Economist Films At an exclusive Gorkana media briefing, The Economist deputy editor Tom Standage, and The Economist Films president Nicholas Minter-Green, talked about the significance of the publication’s video offer, its new daily […]
Diadora has selected instinct pr to manage its UK PR and help the sportswear brand communicate its “making a comeback”. instinct pr will manage all PR activity for Diadora through media relations, press events, influencer and celebrity engagement and digital advertising. The agency will look to drive sales for key UK stockists, with a particular focus […]
With Total Guitar undergoing a full redesign this month, Gorkana talks to Future Publishing’s music group editor-in-chief, Daniel Griffiths, to find out what’s new in the magazine for dedicated ‘keeners’, why rock ‘n’ roll is certainly not dead and what PRs can do to help with its revamped content. Total Guitar looks different. What have […]
Kaper has been appointed by Cancer Research UK to raise awareness of the importance of leaving a legacy to the charity. Centred around the impact legacy giving has on the charity’s work, the brief is to inspire people to leave a gift to Cancer Research UK when writing, or updating, a will. Kaper’s PR campaign […]
Hill+Knowlton Strategies’ Rob Lester has joined Good Relations to lead the agency’s issues and crisis management offering. Lester was previously an associate director at H+K, and before that, worked as a journalist across national print and broadcast media, including The Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Express and Sky. At Good Relations, he will provide senior client […]